POSTAL INFORMATION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 39, 13 September 1916, Page 2

POSTAL INFORMATION.

POSTAL RATES. Letters arid Letter Cards Inland including Cook Islands), Id for ea-.ij 4oz. or fraction thereof, and §d for each succeeding 2oz, Nnited Kingdom, British possessions. United States. Chili, Costa Rica. Egypt Italy, Mcvico, Nicaragua. S"itreria, Porn. Pago Pago, Paraguay. Portugal, an-) Portuguese CoionuiK. Siain. Serviu, and Postal Agencies i.i Chinese Treaty Ports, Id for each oz. or fraction thereof; all other places for the first ok. or fraction thereof, and lj-d for each succeeding oz. or fraction thereof. Post Cards.—-Inland., single, Jdj reply. Id; all other places, single, id; reply 2d Printed Papers (including Books and Magazines, not registered).—All places, id per 2oz. Magazines (registered), inland, -Jd for every Boz. or fraction thereof. Foreign, Jd per 2oz. or fraction thereof One end must he left opr"" Commercial i*apers.-~Town (foi accounts, etc., only) id for 2ozs. # or Id for first toz and Jd each succeeding 2oz. Inland. Id for first 40z.. and Jd for each succeeding 2oz. All other places lOoz. 2Jd and \d for every additional 2osi. (Open for inspection). Pattern and Sample Packets.—Tn land, \d first 2oz. or'fraction thereof; over 2oz. as for "all other places." All ethcu places. Id first 40z., every additional 2oz. or fraction £-d. Registration.—2d additional for all places. War Tax.--id additional, is required on all the ahove. Newspapers.—Town and Inland. }d each, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Cevlon, Tndif Jamaica. Nntal, Orange Itiver, South Sea Islands, and Transvaal. Id each paper. If under Boz. sent hy first available route; over Boz. sent by direct steamer only; unless specially addressed and paid at rate of M for first 4-oz. and $d for each succeeding 2oz. All other places Id each under 4oz. and Ad <*aoh extra 207.

TELEPHONES Cnarges.—At lvxcttanges continuous l,y open—Business establishments, £7 ; private residences, £5 per annum. Exchanges not continuously open, an equal charge of £5. Telephone Exchanges at Auckland. Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Napier, Hastings, Palmerst on North, and Wanganui are open all day and all nighfc. The other Exchanges chielly horn 9 a.in. to 5 p.m. monev orders. Plus telegraph charge. PARCEL POST. Parcels posted tti the Dominion foi delivery in New Zealand, not exceed

fed additional war tax required on each parcel. Money Orders. (By Post.)— Payable in New Zealand, for each £5 or fraction of £5. 3d. Commonwealth. Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, £2, 6d; £t>, Is; £7, Is 6d; £lO, 2s; £l2, 2s 6d; 1315 3s; £l7„ 3s 6d. £2O; 4s; niaxihjum £4O. United Kingdom, British Possessions, Canada, United btatetj, Hawaii and Germany. 3d for such £1 or fraction thered. (By TelegraphWithin New Zealand, 3d for every £o or fraction of £5. and a telegraph tee of Is. Australia, at rate of postal CABLE RATVS. s. d. Australian States 0 4* per word Fiji ' 5 „ Norfolk Island Ob t United States "Js id to 2 A Cape Colony * ' United Kingdom 3 0 2d additional war tax required on (&afure aß and address counted us part of the niessiißg); 1 MAIL NOTlCfefe. Mails dose at the Post Office. Stratford, as under:--Aucklaml-DaUy. 8.10 a.m.; also Tuesdays and Fridays, at b p.m. Cardiff— Daily, 8 p.m. Douglas—Daily, 6 p.m.-Eltham-Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.28 a.m., •2.30 p.m. and 0 P-m. Havvera—Daily. B.IU a.m.. 9.50 a.m.,

2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Hawke's Bay—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m . and 2.30 p.m. Huiakama— Daily, 6 p.m. Huiroa— Daily. G p.m. Hurimoaua—'l uesday, Wednesday and Saturday 0 p.m.; also Mondays Inglewood—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2,30 p.m. and 0 p.m. Kaponga—Daily, 8 p.m. . Kiore—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 0 D.tn. Kohuratuhi—Tuesdav. Wednesday and Saturday, at 6 p.m. ; also Mondays and Saturdays at 8.3 P a.m. and Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Lowjzarth—Daily, 8 p.m. Mahoe—Daily, 8 p.m. Main Trunk—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 9.3 U a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Makahu- -Tuesday. Thursday and Sat

urtlav, 6 p in. Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., ar.d 6' p.m. New Plymouth—Daily, 8.10 a.m. 12.15 p.m. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Ngaere—Daily. 8.10 a.m., 2.30 p.m.,

and 0 p. tii, Normanby— Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m. 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Palmerston North—Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.39 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Pohokm %—Daily, 6 p.m. Punhvha&au—Mondays and Saturdays--8.30 a.m. ; Wednesdays. 6 p.m. South Island—Daily, 8.10 a.m.. 9.30 a.m.. and 2.30 p.m. Saturdays at 8.30 a.m. Tariki—Daily. 8.10 a.m.. 2.30 p.m., — Daily, 6 p.m. Rowan—Daily, 8 p.m. and 6 p.m. Taurakawa—Saturday, 8.30 a.m. To Wora—Daily, 6 p.m. Toko—rDailv. t> p.m.; also. Tuesday and Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Tututawa—Mondav and Saturday 8.30 a.m. ; Wednesday 6 p.m. Wairarapa -Daily, 8.1.0 a.m., 9.3 ft a.m., and 2.30 p m. Waitara—Dai]y,'B.lo a.m. 12.25 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wancanui-~Daily, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.. 2.30 p.m.. and 6 p.m. Wellington—Dailv. 8.10 a.m., fI.SO a.m., and 5.30 p.m Whaneamomona—Tuesday. Wedne.sdnv Thursday, aud Saturday, at 0 p.m.; alas Monday and Saturday .anora—Tuesday. Wednesday. Satur- ( *Z'J? pm - ; a,so Mondays and I Bl &30 a.m. I

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